The great debate of whether pharmacies should dispense clean needles and syringes to injectable drug users has resurfaced. Although some critics view it as pure evil, I find it purely necessary. When patients come in for the needles, I gladly sell them.
The FDA has just approved Janssen's Invokamet XR, a once-daily, fixed-dose combination of canagliflozin (Invokana) and extended-release metformin hydrochloride, for first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes in adults as an adjunct to diet and exercise.
The herbal supplement kratom will be banned from drugstore shelves effective October 1, 2016.
Just as medication errors can't be blamed on an individual pharmacist, the EpiPen pricing issue shouldn't be blamed on one stakeholder.
Emmy-award-winning writer and Saturday Night Live alumnus Seth Meyers will headline the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Dinner, which will be held on December 1, 2016, in New York City.
Although venomous cone snails are sea-dwelling creatures, researchers have found a remarkable use for them on land.
The FDA has received several adverse event reports associated with Baxter's Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch during carotid endarterectomy, including 3 potentially related patient deaths.
Alliance Delivers Critical Information to Pharmacists
The entire process of interviewing and hiring starts with prospecting.
Are you willing to form agreements with your coworkers?
Whether or not you realize it, prayer is a form of complementary and alternative medicine.
Overwhelming research confirms aspirin's net benefit for secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, the latest CV guidelines suggest providers should weigh the risks and benefits of aspirin for primary prevention.
That is, are they all equally effective?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) primarily affects respiration and digestion, though it also causes chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.
Science and solid research has made us aware of exactly who is at high risk for HIV exposure, and the health care community has done a remarkable job warning at-risk populations and recommending preventive measures.
The FDA has just approved Bayer's levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Kyleena), a long-term, progestin-containing intrauterine device (IUD) that will be available by prescription in October 2016.
To help meet the growing need for skin care resources and accessible care and treatment, Walgreens has launched a new skin care answers platform.
In our view, the recent focus and attention being paid to drug prices has the potential to bear positive results.
The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) is the presenting sponsor of this event which supports Hope for Henry, a Washington, DC area nonprofit that provides exceptional quality-of-life-saving care for children fighting cancer and other serious illnesses at Children's National, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
With the advent of massive open online courses, one university has made MBA content available to all.
Since dabigatran's introduction to the US market in 2010, the medical community hasn't reached a clear consensus on the terminology for its drug class.
Although these interactions pose a threat to patients, pharmacists can play a large role in minimizing them.
CVS Health has announced that it will expand its commitment to preventing drug abuse among young people through investments in two prevention education programs.
The Pharmacy Future Leaders Podcast returns to the Pharmacy Podcast Network with new host Tony Guerra, PharmD.
Surprisingly, Americans rank cancer high above infectious diseases like the Zika virus as their most significant health care concern.
Family farms disappear as globalization pushes farming to consolidation and specialization. Are there parallels with the family pharmacy?
A New York pharmacist has been sentenced to 43 months' imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to committing a $5 million health care fraud scheme.
Novartis has introduced a new point-of-care diagnostic tool that allows for in-office diagnosis of uncontrolled allergic asthma mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE) in conjunction with other clinical findings.
Biopharmaceutical companies and health care decision makers would be able to more easily communicate information on products awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, under recommendations developed at an Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) partnership forum this week.